Howdy, people
It's March madness time again. Farmor and Grandpa are in town. Some neighbor kids were shooting hoops, and I thought that was just the coolest thing ever. Now I have my own little hoop and basketball, and I know how to "dunk". There would be video, but mom's camera seems to be lost right now. I hope we find it.
I'm learning Norwegian. Today I learned "fin bil" which means "nice car". Grandpa has also been teaching me about car names. I can say "amborghini" and "imousine"...
It's been so nice outside lately -> i've been all over the back yard and neighborhood. Today they pulled out my swimming pool and I jumped in - clothes and all.
I can count to 10 most of the time, and I've got my colors down completely.
I am starting to say "no" more often than I used to, and if I don't get things my way, I sometimes get very, very upset. This is apparently normal behavior for an almost-2-year-old.
Elmo might be my favorite muppet right now. I have a little elmo hand puppet, and I like feeding him, having him hold my cars, and otherwise goof around. On April 21st, I get to see Elmo live on stage in "elmo makes music" - that ought to be interesting.
OK, that'll do for updates for now.
Love, D.
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As we were driving to the zoo this morning, mom had an issue with how some of the other drivers were handling themselves. I picked up on one key phrase "C'mon people" and have been repeating it constantly ever since.
The zoo was fun as always - I was most excited by the geese, and then when I saw this bird, I called it "blue geese" until I learned that it was a peacock. I also got ice cream, and got to ride in my wagon, which I always enjoy.
There's not really all that much else to tell this time around - I have apparently been influenced by my first marketing messages. I saw the back of a pepsi truck the other day and said "fizz truck" - fizz being my word for any carbonated beverage.
Until next time.
Love, D.
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Hey there
Oh yeah - I left you with a cliffhanger last time. Well, the official 1-month weigh-in was 8lbs, 7oz. So I gained a pound in 2 weeks, and everyone's happy about that.
So I'm now heavy enough that I can travel in the Baby Bjorn, which is great, because it means that I can go for walks and to the zoo. I can't say I noticed much about the zoo today. It was nice and warm out - that's all I can tell you.
I am spending longer and longer in an alert state, and there are increasing hints that I'm actually smiling outside of gassiness, but no conclusive proof yet. I'm sleeping pretty well, but have had a couple of not-as-good-as-before nights, so everyone is hopeful that those aren't a sign of things to come.
That's about it for now - I'm sure I'll start bragging about my skills soon, but for now, I'll leave you with a cute picture of me in sweats...
Love, R.
It's not easy getting old...
So if you're born on January 30th, when are you one month old? It's trickier than you'd think -> february 30th doesn't work... So we'll just go with a celebration of turning 4 weeks old, and leave it at that.
Official weights, sizes and all that jazz will be done tomorrow. The ad-hoc solution at home with the food scale and the fruit basket just doesn't work very well anymore, but I'm betting that I click in around 8lbs, 8oz - which would be a respectable rate of gaining weight. 
I'm eating well, and sleeping well still. This is a really good thing. I need to chow once between midnight and morning, but otherwise I sleep. Truth be told, I snore. 
I'm increasingly alert, and for longer periods of time. I can focus on faces that are about a foot away from my head, and I'll turn to follow sounds. My eyes will track differences in contrast. I've been to a number of places in the last couple of days. I went to the library, and to the butterfly pavillion, and shopping, but I slept through all of the above.
That's about it for now. Look for a weight/size/official pediatrician report.
Love, R.
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